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Discover the people and the projects trying to make the world a better place

Discover the people and the projects trying to make the world a better place.

Discover the people and the projects trying to make the world a better place.

A weekly programme looking at common challenges around the world and the creative ways people are trying to tackle them.

Presenter Myra Anubi speaks to reporters, experts and innovators to investigate how effective different solutions are, share their successes and inspire listeners with what is possible.

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The game that fixes cities 

11/07/2023 GMT

The game that fixes cities

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How cryptocurrency and blockchain are being used to try and solve some everyday problems

How cryptocurrency and blockchain are being used to try and solve some everyday problems.

In cities across Japan and the Philippines, an app called Tekkon is making data collection cool.
 
It's a Pokemon GO-style game which pays people with cryptocurrency if they track down broken infrastructure – such as missing manhole covers and tangled electrical wires.
 
The same technology that makes the cryptocurrency possible - blockchain - is also being used in South Africa to improve the lives of rubbish collectors. 

We investigate how this cutting-edge technology is attempting to solve some everyday problems.
 
Presenter: Myra Anubi
Producer / Reporter: Craig Langran
Reporter: Michaela Papa
Series producer: Tom Colls
Sound Mix: Hal Haines
Editor: Penny Murphy

email: peoplefixingtheworld@bbc.co.uk

Image: Isaiah Demdam

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